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radio valentina oropeza<\/p>\n

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VALENTINA OROPEZA<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/valentinaoropeza.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Logo-e1598898877504.png” alt=”logo valentina oscuro” title_text=”Logo” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” animation_style=”roll” animation_duration=”1900ms” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][dsm_text_badges main_text=” ” badges_text=”I am Valentina Oropeza,” badges_placement=”before” badges_background_color=”#FFFFFF” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|800||||on|||” header_font_size=”70px” badges_font=”|800|||||||” badges_text_color=”#660b30″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”60px” header_font_size_phone=”47px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” text_orientation_tablet=”” text_orientation_phone=”center” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_radii_image=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_badges][dsm_text_badges main_text=” ” badges_text=”I tell stories to understand how we make decisions under extreme conditions.” badges_placement=”before” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|800|||||||” header_font_size=”35px” badges_font=”|800|||||||” badges_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”-20px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”30px” header_font_size_phone=”26px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” text_orientation_tablet=”” text_orientation_phone=”center” text_orientation_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_radii_image=”on|5px|5px|5px|5px” border_width_all_image=”10px” border_color_all_image=”#660b30″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_badges][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|800|||||||” text_text_color=”#660b30″ text_font_size=”30px” text_letter_spacing=”1px” text_line_height=”1.4em” text_orientation=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”28px” text_font_size_phone=”20px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” text_letter_spacing_tablet=”0px” text_letter_spacing_phone=”0px” text_letter_spacing_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

I tell stories to understand how we make decisions under extreme conditions.<\/p>\n

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For more than 20 years, I have worked as a journalist for local and international media in Latin America and the United States. Today I also bring the lessons of these stories to stages and classrooms, in English and Spanish:<\/p>\n

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on decision-making and resilience in extreme contexts, for companies, universities, and general audiences.<\/p>\n

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for journalists and teams working in hostile environments, including a safety module for women.<\/p>\n

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